Assigjtoe op one-thied to



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES E. DAVENNY, or oonNEonfrH, IowA, ASSIeNoE oF ONE-THIRD To HARRY HITTLE, 0E SAME PLACE.

BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 333.930, dated January 5,1886.

.Application filed J une 26, 1885. Serial No. 169,826. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, JAMES E. DAVENNY, of Cornforth, in the county of Poweshiek and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buckles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

The object I have in View is to construct a buckle adapted for harness purposes which will combine simplicity, strength, and eiciency; and to these ends my invention consists in forking or bifurcating the sides of an ordinary buckle at their rear ends at angles of about forty-ve degrees, the upper prongs being united by a flattened bar and the lower by a round bar, which latter is provided with the usual roller, all as will be hereinafter described, and better understood when taken in connection with the annexed drawings, in which- Figure l shows a perspective view of my buckle with a strap in connection therewith. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section of the same through line x a", Fig. l; and Fig. 3 is a plan view of the buckle detached.

Before entering upon a more minute description of my invention I desire to state I am fully aware that it is not broadly new to construct a buckle with jaws or with a forked rear end, as seen, for instance, in Patent No. 237,313; but it will be observed that though there is an obvious similarity with respect to form, yet there are marked differences in the general construction, which are productive of material advantages not found to exist in the patent referred to. In order therefore that others may avail themselves of the benets of my invention, I will now enter upon a full description of the Same.

A represents a buckle of ordinary construction so far as relates to side bars, a a, crossbars b b, and tongue c. The side bars, a a,

of the harness.

extend a little in rear of cross-bar b, and are forked, as shown at a a @2112, at an angle of about forty-five degrees. The upper prongs are united by a flattened bar, d, and the lower prongs by a round or cylindrical bar, e, which 5o latter is furnished with the usual roller, f.

In the practical manufacture of my buckle it may be cast entire, with the exceptions of the tongue and roller.

It will be observed that by my peculiar construction I make a buckle suitable to the various places on the harness, and that it will act upon thestraps, when inserted, as awedge. The form of the upper loop being flat will not allow the end of the strap to flare, while the 6o roller allows of a free movement of the strap either for cleaning, oiling, or altering the size lt will also be observed that my buckle, when applied to a choke-strap, dispenses with the necessity of stitching the ring to the chokestrap to hold the stay-strap, which is attached to the collar. It also avoids the severe tension on the tongue of the buckle when the ring is inserted in the buckle over the tongue. 7o

There are other marked advantages resulting from the peculiar construction of my buckle which those using it will not be slow to appreciate.

Having described my invention, I claim 75 As an improved article of manufacture, a buckle having its side bars forked in the rear of a single tongue-bar at an angle of about forty-five degrees, its upper prongs being united by a flattened bar and its lower prongs so by a round bar, upon which is a roller, allsubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that Iclaim the foregoing as my own I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES E. DAVENNY.'

Vitnesses:

WM. G. LYON, A. EMERY. 

